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The surprising health benefits of paper flowers, unknown to many.

Paper flowers may seem like just decorative flowers, but they are actually a versatile plant that can be used for making tea and even as an ingredient in dishes.

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17 November, 2023

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Paper flowers are a popular flower species that are commonly grown in Vietnam for decorative purposes. Paper flower plants have a long flowering time and bloom throughout the year, making them easy to grow. Therefore, paper flowers have become a popular choice for decoration in homes, companies, parks, and schools. But few people know that paper flowers can be used to make tea. Paper flowers have beautiful colors but thin and almost tasteless petals, with a light fragrance. Therefore, the unexpected uses of paper flowers surprise many people. The common way to use paper flowers is to brew tea or sprinkle them in crispy fried powder:

Unexpected uses of paper flowers for health:

Reducing fever and treating cough

Ancient Mexicans used paper flowers to support the treatment of diseases. People used paper flowers to brew tea to drink and help reduce fever. In addition, paper flowers also have the ability to clear phlegm, facilitating the expulsion of mucus from the respiratory tract, so they can be used for dry coughs or coughs with phlegm.

Antiseptic properties of paper flowers

Paper flowers have antiseptic and antibacterial properties. They can be brewed to make tea or boiled in water for facial cleansing, wound cleaning. At the same time, the antiseptic properties of paper flowers also help reduce inflammation and relieve immediate throat pain caused by allergies or infections. You can use paper flower water for mouthwash.

Detoxify the body

To detoxify the body naturally, in addition to drinking hot water with lemon, you can also consider using purple paper flowers because this type of flower also has antioxidant properties that can purify the body. Paper flowers can help eliminate toxins and other harmful substances we receive from an unhealthy diet and exposure to pollution.

Relieving joint pain

Another use of paper flowers is their ability to reduce inflammation and improve the condition of infections, most commonly joint pain in the elderly. The common way to use them is to brew paper flower tea to drink.

Maintaining cholesterol and blood pressure balance

In Mexico, paper flowers can be used as a natural drink to support high blood pressure. Compounds obtained from dried paper flowers have the ability to delay plaque buildup in the blood vessels. In addition, consuming tea made from paper flowers also helps maintain cholesterol balance, reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

Preventing gastric inflammation

Paper flowers can soothe inflammation and have antibacterial properties, so they can support cases of gastric inflammation.

However, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (part of the National Institutes of Health in the United States) and Health Benefits Times have conducted experiments and found that excessive use of paper flowers can reduce sex hormones in the body, both testosterone and estrogen.

Studies on the benefits of paper flowers are still underdeveloped. Therefore, you can use home-grown paper flowers or clean paper flowers to make tea, but avoid excessive consumption.